Jordan F M, Murdoch B E
Department of Speech and Hearing, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Brain Inj. 1990 Apr-Jun;4(2):147-54. doi: 10.3109/02699059009026159.
The speech and language functioning of a group of 20 children (aged 8-17) who had sustained a closed head injury at least 12 months previously was assessed with the purpose of developing a comprehensive profile of the type and severity of the long-term speech/language disorders exhibited by this group. The same group of subjects was then re-evaluated 12 months after the initial testing to monitor progress of the closed head-injured group in relation to a group of non-neurologically impaired controls. The subjects were administered a battery of speech/language assessments including articulation/phonological assessment; oromotor assessment; overall language test; and specific language skills assessments. Initial and re-test performance of the head-injured group was compared to that of a group of non-neurologically impaired accident victims matched for age, sex and socioeconomic status. Comparison within the head-injured group of test and re-test performance was also carried out. Overall language performance scores of the head-injured group were found to be consistently significantly lower than achieved by the control group at both initial and re-test stages. Performance of the head-injured group had, however, improved significantly over the 12-month period.
对一组20名儿童（年龄在8至17岁之间）进行了言语和语言功能评估，这些儿童至少在12个月前遭受过闭合性颅脑损伤，目的是全面了解该组儿童长期表现出的言语/语言障碍的类型和严重程度。然后，在初次测试12个月后，对同一组受试者进行重新评估，以监测闭合性颅脑损伤组相对于一组无神经功能障碍对照组的进展情况。对受试者进行了一系列言语/语言评估，包括发音/语音评估、口部运动评估、综合语言测试和特定语言技能评估。将颅脑损伤组的初次测试和重新测试成绩与一组在年龄、性别和社会经济地位上匹配的无神经功能障碍事故受害者的成绩进行比较。还对颅脑损伤组内的测试成绩和重新测试成绩进行了比较。结果发现，颅脑损伤组在初次测试和重新测试阶段的综合语言表现得分始终显著低于对照组。然而，颅脑损伤组的表现在12个月内有了显著改善。
